Europol, FBI Announce LockBit Ransomware Crackdown

An international takedown operation has hit the infamous LockBit ransomware group on multiple levels, with law enforcement agencies targeting its technical infrastructure, making arrests and releasing a decryption tool for victims to recover encrypted files without paying a ransom.

The sweeping operation, announced Tuesday, was coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, and involved law enforcement from 10 countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, the U.S. and Switzerland. It signifies a massive crackdown on both the …

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